Jeremy Lin vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak and Jeremy Lin that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Johnny Payak 0

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Johnny Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Johnny Payak 1.9

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Johnny Payak 226

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Johnny Payak .321

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Johnny Payak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Johnny Payak -

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Johnny Payak -

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.